Modeling

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Types of Modeling

Compact Modeling

The Focus Compact Model (FCM) utility is a streamlined software package designed to be used with Focus’ AURIGA high-end Pulsed-IV system, that is used to generate Compact Models for transistors from their Pulsed-IV and wideband pulsed s-parameter data.

This is achieved by generating a network of lumped circuit elements that represent accurately the fundamental linear & non-linear behavior of the device over a broad range of bias and power range.

The result of the modeling is a netlist and compatible with- the most common CAD tools used in RF Design; such as AWR Microwave office (MWO) and Keysight PathWave Advanced Design System (ADS)

Behavioral Modeling

Non-linear measurement data is often used to create a behavioral model for high frequency components. Formulations of these models have been defined in terms of traveling waves, with a desire to represent nonlinear behavior of high frequency transistors through a direct extension from linear s-parameters.

The Mesuro model portfolio is comprised of two variations of a behavioral model  – each targeted at a particular end use – Cardiff Model Lite (CML), where the desired output is a local model, and Cardiff Model+ (CM+), which incorporates higher order mixing terms allowing a single model to fit over a range of impedance space.

The Cardiff Model+ formulation has a number of unique benefits over alternative approaches where formulations are truncated. Once the formulation is extended, the model moves away from a local model, where multiple models are required to define an impedance space (i.e load lookup), to a model that has a set of coefficients that describes the behavior of a device over an entire impedance space.

This dramatically reduces file size and also allows any interpolation to be defined by the model itself rather than relying upon the interpolation algorithm in the simulator. Also, as harmonic superposition is not assumed in the CM+ formulation, a full harmonic mixing model is uncovered describing harmonic interactions and improving model accuracy particularly for complex modes of operation.